in franklin’s tower there hangs a bell

Via the always marvellous Nag on the Lake, we learn that to commemorate the fortieth anniversary of the legendary concert hosted at Cornell’s Barton Hall of the Grateful Dead, the campus carillon will be playing some of the band’s best known songs. I am really enamoured how bell towers have been enlisted for tributes and send-offs and hope the trend continues. Read more about the celebration that takes place on Monday at the links up top.